Does anyone else have MBC to the small intestines?
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MBC to small intestines
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I guess this cancer can go anywhere!!! How did you find it there? Did you have pain or did they find it by pet scan , Ct scan or colonoscopy?? I use to think breast cancer only metastasized to liver , lungs, brain and bones. But the more I read it can be anywhere!
Some MBC cells were found on my colon during a routine colonoscopy, I had a PET scan afterwards, and it didn't show up there, so my onc said it's because it was too small to be detected, so it must be really small. She hasn't changed my treatment though. She said it's unusual for MBC to metastasize there, but doesn't dispute the findings. It's on the outside of the colon.
I had just done a cologard test and it came back bad. So now I have to have a colonoscopy I'm betting that won't happen till after this virus stuff now. So who knows when that will be. Oh well !!! So did your oncologist say what they will do about it if they are not changing your treatment?
I've been given Ibrance and Faslodex but we have no good way to determine if they are working since nothing shows up on testing. Not ready for another surgery every 6 mo.🙂
Same here. I just had a color guard and it came back bad. Told me I needed a colonoscopy. Haven’t scheduled it yet.
I was having stomach pain, nausea and vomiting intermittently for 5 months. Nothing showed on any testing. Finally had surgery and multiple tumors of varying sizes were found. Only 1% of BC patients get this mets.
I have METS in my stomach lining and my rectum. I was having the same symptoms for 9 months. My first gastroenterologist said I had a hiatal hernia And Gerd. My second was no help, my third figured it out. I finally had a gastrojujunostomy as my pilorus closed. This is an unusual place for METS. Reenie
I'm so sorry. Are your symptoms gone now?
Hi. I had intermittent stomach pain, nausea and vomiting. I had MRI, MRE, colonoscopy, blood work, CT scans over about 3-4 mo. Nothing showed up, so I had laparoscopy for lysis of possible adhesions. Turned into a laparotomy because no adhesions found. The surgeon found 2 larger tumors in my small intestines which were causing the intermittent bowel obstruction. He removed them, a section of bowel, and said. There were mainly more small tumors but they went cancer. Pathology report said they were with extensive involvement. PET still showed nothing. Only 1% of MBC have mets to small intestines. Guess I'm just that "special"! Haha. Sorry for the long post.